It’s nice to see a dark fantasy RPG that isn’t so … dark. I’m really digging the sunny screenshots forRisen 2, and it’s also great to see that the twisted monster design from the first game is still intact. The firstRisenhad a lot of promise, in spite of a few questionable issues. I’m hoping the sequel is a drastic improvement, because there’s potential for a great series here. I’ll definitely be checking it out, in any case....
Ever since we got our first glimpse ofTeam Fortress 2, I think it’s safe to say that for most of us PC FPS players, we’ve been anticipating its release like no other. The humor, art style, and well, just plain fun that’s to come can probably all be explained in this video alone. Heavy Weapons guy, you are my new hero.
Sure, the PS3 Slim just came out, but some people are always looking to the future. Take designerTai Chiemfor instance, who whipped up this concept design of what he imagines the PS4 could look like. As you’re able to see, there are no wires, which is cool, but the thing that throws me is the place you insert the disc. It’s not that it doesn’t look handsome, but is it just me or do you imagine discs not existing anymore by the time PS4 rolls around?...
Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has confessed that consumers are still concerned overthe 3DSmaking their faces melt like the funny Nazi at the end ofRaiders of the Lost Ark. Apparently, eye-strain rumors remain a big issue for the system, as well as the game’s poor launch performance. “We have been trying to communicate to the public to increase the awareness of such functions as the 3D depth slider and, also, parental controls,” he said....
[Backlogis the ongoing quest to ridConrad Zimmerman’scollection of unfinished games. As voted on by the Destructoid community, Conrad plays each game from start to finish live onDestructoid’s Twitch.tv channelevery weeknight at 8pm Pacific] It’s the end of another week and we’re chilling out with the totally-not-going-to-be-frustrating3D Dot Game Heroes. I am not going to be flailing my arms in disgust and rage at the end of the two hours. Oh, who am I kidding?...
EAhas cleared upsome of the misinformation going on with theMadden 10pre-order demo offer. Originally, people believed that the only way you’d be able to get the demo is ifyou pre-ordered the game from GameStop. Turns out everyone will be able to get the demo ofMadden 10before the release regardless if they pre-order the game or not. If you pre-orderMadden 10, you’ll get access to the demo on July 23. Otherwise, everyone else will get the demo on July 30....
It’s only been around five months sinceMAGwas released and there’s already been over one billion kills to date. Over 1.7 million PSN users have waged battle in more than 930,000 matches online in order to achieve these insane numbers in such a short amount of time. MAG saw over 360 million in-game kills just in the first 30 days alone, which breaks down to 12 million kills a day! Zipper isn’t going to abandonMAGanytime soon as they’re about to release a new DLC pack later this month which will add a new game mode and features....
If you were expecting a cavalcade of familiar faces inMetal Gear Solid: Rising, then prepare to be disappointed. Raiden will not be tussling with an all-star cast of classicMetal Gearvillains, as Kojima Productions aims to forge a new saga. “To answer you question about returning characters, we’re probably not going to show too many characters inRisingbecause, since it’s a new part of a series, we don’t really want to refer to and dwell upon theMetal Gearsaga so much,” says creative producer Shigenobu Matsuyama in aninterview with GamesTM....
WayForward has done quite right by DSiWare and will be doing even more right with the upcomingMighty Milky Way. Now they are spreading the love onto the PSP. A recentESRB listinghas unveiledMighty Flip Champs! DX, a port of the 2009 DSiWare darling. No specifics were mentioned, but it’s safe to assume that it’ll be a PSP Mini and not a boxed title. The original game required players to flip through multiple “pages” of the same stage with different obstacle arrangements to reach the exit....
While the world “oohs” and “aahs” at Microsoft’s hands-off Project Natal concept, Nintendo design legend Shigeru Miyamoto hasvoiced skepticismfor the whole idea. Unsure that Natal will work, the waggle fan states that an interactive experience needs a physical controller. “As someone who thinks of things from the perspective of creating interactive experiences, I really think that you do need something [to hold],” claims the impish game creator.“I don’t think as a creator that I could create an experience that truly feels interactive if you don’t have something to hold in your hand, if you don’t have something like force feedback that you can feel from the controller....
Electronic Arts has announced today that they’re sending out the second wave of invitations to join theMedal of Honorbeta for PC and PS3. If you signed up at the EA Gun Club site, you should probably start checking your inbox to see if you’ve been accepted into the fun. What if you’re an Xbox 360 user who has been waiting patiently for the last two weeks while other people were able to have a great time killing one another?...
In attempt to bundle the PlayStation Portable with as many things as possible, as many times as possible, Sony has revealed theMadden 11PSP Bundle. (Isn’t “bundle” a great word?) It’s $169.99, and comes with a Black PSP-3000 andMadden NFL 11for the PSP. And… yeah. That’s about it, really. It’s a decent deal, considering you’d pay $149.99 for the 3000 alone, andMadden NFL 11for the PSP retails for $39.99. Who doesn’t like saving money?...
Having now charged throughModern Warfare 2‘s single player twice I am confident that I still have no idea who any of the other guys in the squad are other than Price and Soap. I know there was witty banter going on here and there, but it’s hard to pay attention to it when the Russians are trying to rip you to shreds. Evidently, there are some popular characters in the squad and Ghost is one of them....
